My father was without doubt the most difficult person I ever encountered. In all the years I knew him, I never heard that man answer a question. That was his thing. "Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies", he used to say. Having dealt with him for so long I awarded myself a diploma in dealing with the impossible and have used many of the techniques you outline. I find that humour can work well in some situations. But then, I'm a bit of a clown.
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Humour is a really good way to deal with people like this although it depends on the situation I guess; I've done it that way a lot and it's worked well though.
My dad was the opposite of yours it seems, open book, incredibly forthright. It infuriated me at times, he was so defferential and forgiving; probably why I'm somewhat...harder. Still, I probably paint myself in a bad light and the truth of it is I'm multifaceted I suppose.
Your father sounds like an angel. Though perhaps he was simply following Oscar Wilde's advice, “Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so intensely.”
He was, the best man I knew/know, totally gentleman. You know, I never heard him swear once, not once. He was a good role model for sure, I just had my own experiences as well which led me to be a different person, with many of his traits as well. He was better than me though, in most ways.